Earl Bennett

Eddie Royal hasn't come close to replicating his rookie season of 2008 when he caught 91 passes playing with Jay Cutler. But he reunites with the quarterback as a more complete receiver than he was with the Broncos. The Bears signed Royal to a $15 million, three-year contract that includes $10 million guaranteed. The ratio of guarantee to total value is a good indication of how driven general manager Ryan Pace, coach John Fox and offensive coordinator Adam Gase were to add Royal to the mix as a replacement for Brandon Marshall. Gase was the wide receivers coach for the Broncos in 2009 and 2010 and became quarterbacks coach in 2011, Royal's final season with them before a...

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